Eric Tucker

Eric Tucker

October 15, 2024 | Daily Business Review

This Could Have Been a Year of a Federal Court Reckoning for Trump. Judges had Other Ideas

The indictment charging Donald Trump with hoarding classified documents leveled one jaw-dropping allegation after another, including that he showed…

By Eric Tucker and Alanna Durkin Richer

8 minute read

August 27, 2024 | Daily Business Review

Special Counsel Urges Appeals Court to Reinstate Classified Documents Case Against Trump

U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon's decision that dismissed the prosecution was at odds with longstanding Justice Department practice and must be reversed, special counsel Jack Smith said.

By Eric Tucker

5 minute read

August 26, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Special Counsel Urges 11th Circuit to Reinstate Classified Documents Case Against Trump

The appeal is the latest development in a prosecution that many legal experts have long considered a straightforward criminal case given the breadth of evidence, including surveillance video and an audio recording, that Justice Department investigators accumulated during the course of the investigation.

By Eric Tucker | The Associated Press

4 minute read

February 16, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Willis Case Ensnared in Legal Arguments Over Alleged Romantic Relationship

Wade's former law partner and divorce attorney, Terrence Bradley, repeatedly refused to answer certain questions.

By Kate Brumback, Alanna Durkin Richer and Eric Tucker

6 minute read

February 05, 2024 | Daily Report Online

With a Single Word—'Lover'—Trump Employs Familiar Playbook in Tweaking His Investigators

The strategy underscores the extent to which the former president views his four criminal cases as battles to be won not just in a courtroom but in the court of public opinion.

By Eric Tucker | The Associated Press

6 minute read

January 23, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Testy Encounters Between Lawyers and Judges a Defining Feature of Trump's Court Cases so Far

Former President Donald Trump was threatened with expulsion from a courtroom last week by a judge angry over the former president's behavior in a defamation…

By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer and Michael R. Sisak | The Associated Press

7 minute read

November 02, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Judge Indicates She May Delay Trump Trial on Charges He Hid Classified Documents at Mar-a-Lago

Former President Donald Trump's trial on charges that he hid classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate and obstructed government efforts to get them back is currently scheduled for May 20, 2024.

By Terry Spencer and Eric Tucker

3 minute read

October 26, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Feds Urge Judge to Reinstate Trump Gag Order, Citing Comments About Ex-Chief of Staff

In a motion filed Wednesday night, special counsel Jack Smith's team encouraged Chutkan to put the restrictions back in place. Prosecutors cited in part statements in social media and at a news conference over the last day by Trump about his former chief of staff, Mark Meadows, who was reported by ABC News on Tuesday to have testified before a grand jury after receiving immunity from prosecution.

By Eric Tucker | The Associated Press

3 minute read

October 05, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Trump's Lawyers Seek to Postpone His Classified Documents Trial Until After the 2024 Election

The trial on charges of illegally hoarding classified documents, among four criminal cases the Republican former president is facing, is currently scheduled for May 20, 2024, in Florida.

By Eric Tucker

3 minute read

September 14, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Trump, Legal Team Must Use Secure Facility to Review Classified Evidence

U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon issued a protective order saying that former President Donald Trump and his legal team cannot disclose classified information in the case to anyone other than the court, "government personnel who hold appropriate security clearances and have been determined to have a need-to-know" and others "specifically authorized to access that information."

By Eric Tucker

2 minute read


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